noted.
Water must be suitable and available for both current and future uses.
Recognition and protection of cultural values including integrating Māori
knowledge, communicating and seeking values from different groups and ensuring
holistic approaches to wai management.
Working together with communities, industry, iwi and others to deliver good
outcomes for our wai including community education is important.
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Accessibility in terms availability for all users
generally. In this case they are involved because the submitters had asked
the applicants to pay them an annual fee to maintain their monitoring regime and
contribute to their Environment Plan.
25. He strongly opposed payments being made to the submitters and that neither the Act
nor the Nga Rauru Kiitahi Claims Settlement Act (between the Iwi and the Crown)
provide for such payments to be made.
26. Federated Farmers supported the conclusions of the Officer Report.
Submitter – Nga
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Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Iwi considerations
17. This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the
Council’s policy for the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making
processes (schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002) as outlined in the adopted long-
term plan and/or annual plan.
Community considerations
18. This memorandum and the associated recommendations have considered the views of
the community, interested and
results
4.1 Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environmental Quality, spoke to the memorandum advising
the Committee that the Council has completed another 5-yearly survey of regional soil
quality as per its on-going State of the Environment programme, and provided a
summary of the reported findings.
4.2 It was noted that Iwi would be circulated a copy of the report as it will provide an
important tool to assist further consultation with Iwi on the review of the Council’s
freshwater plan.
contributes to Taranaki’s enviable lifestyle:
Supporting livelihoods
The Council works with the region’s industries, farmers, iwi and communities to ensure the
sustainable use, development and protection of our environment which supports a strong regional
economy:
Taking Taranaki forward
Connecting people and planning for the future.
Supporting community initiatives.
Building scientific knowledge
Educating future generations
Owning Port Taranaki.
Taranaki Regional Council —
environmental effects are acceptable in this location.
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Cultural Effects
70. I prepared the original Assessment of Cultural Effects (2018) provided as
part of this application, and this identifies effects of the proposal from the
perspective of Ngāti Mutunga.
71. The Haehanga Stream and the Mimitangiatua River hold high cultural and
spiritual significance for Ngāti Mutunga, and this is clearly identified and
detailed in the Ngāti Mutunga Iwi
4.2.2 Flows 28
4.2.3 Discharge Volume 30
4.2.4 Timing of Peak 31
4.2.5 Summary 32
5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 34
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2-1 Waitōtara Catchment 6
Figure 3-1 Waitōtara Gauge Summary Map 9
Figure 3-2 Cumulative Hourly Rainfall Depths at Gauges – June 2015 10
Figure 3-3 Gauge Data for Hydraulic Model Calibration – June 2015 11
Figure 3-4 Tidal Boundary Conditions – June 2015 11
Figure 3-5 Cumulative Hourly Rainfall Depths at Gauges –
financial information included
in this memorandum has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting practice.
Policy considerations
17. This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the policy
documents and positions adopted by this Council under various legislative frameworks
including, but not restricted to, the Local Government Act 2002, the Resource Management
Act 1991 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Iwi
the above, in time for the 2022 local elections.
4. In August 2020, the Council considered the issue of Māori constituencies for the 2022
local authority elections. At that time, the Council resolved to not introduce a Māori
constituency and not to undertake a representation review. However, the Council also
resolved to undertake consultation and engagement with the Iwi of Taranaki ahead of
the 2025 local authority elections.
5. Some of the areas addressed by the Act were contributing